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    Quote Originally Posted by johnnyrauder View Post
    isnt there a way to have the org. work?


    No

    You have to swap out the dummy sender and gauge with both autometer units.
    Buy the auto meter volt gauge as well so the face plates match. New autometer gauges aren’t backlit behind the numbers like OEM was. Only the surrounding bezel is.
    Or if you’re confident, do a faceplate swap with the old OEM oil pressure gauge onto your new autometer one


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    Quote Originally Posted by 510paesan View Post
    No

    You have to swap out the dummy sender and gauge with both autometer units.
    Buy the auto meter volt gauge as well so the face plates match. New autometer gauges aren’t backlit behind the numbers like OEM was. Only the surrounding bezel is.
    Or if you’re confident, do a faceplate swap with the old OEM oil pressure gauge onto your new autometer one


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    Anybody afraid to mod their gauges can happily send me their new gauge and gauge pod and I'll do a seamless mod. You pay shipping to and fro and toss in a few beer bucks. Takes about an hour. You install the sending unit and it's done.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 510paesan View Post
    No

    You have to swap out the dummy sender and gauge with both autometer units.
    Buy the auto meter volt gauge as well so the face plates match. New autometer gauges aren’t backlit behind the numbers like OEM was. Only the surrounding bezel is.
    Or if you’re confident, do a faceplate swap with the old OEM oil pressure gauge onto your new autometer one


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    Can you show me how to do mine?


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    Removing the aluminum ring to access the needle/face is more feel and patience than "tell me how". As I did it I realized how easy it would be to damage or destroy the delicate aluminum. I used a small flat screwdriver and gently slowly pried around the back of the bezel until removal was possible. Swap the internal giblets and slip the lense and bezel over the new gauge. You can use a round screwdriver shank to gently roll the edge of the aluminum back onto the gauge body.
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    If it ain't broke - don't fix it. I didn't even learn of the oil gauge 'peccadillo' until after I perused this board for quite awhile. It makes for interesting conversation.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 1Marauder View Post
    Can you show me how to do mine?


    Absolutely. Although I think there is an old write up in the FAQ section that I followed.
    Otherwise I’d be happy to take a drive up


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    Quote Originally Posted by Invective View Post
    If it ain't broke - don't fix it. I didn't even learn of the oil gauge 'peccadillo' until after I perused this board for quite awhile. It makes for interesting conversation.
    It's not a matter of it's "broke", the gauge is a glorified idiot light. You either have oil pressure or you don't.

    The real gauge will tell you about your engine if you know how to read it.
    “When you can’t make them see the light, make them feel the heat.”
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    "The only way to deal with the Islamic State - these blood thirsty, blood-drunken, terrorists -
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    "I come in peace. I didn't bring artillery. But I'm pleading with you, with tears in my eyes, if you **** with me, I'll kill you all"
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    I can think of a few dozen items that "weren't broke" but I replaced or improved them to make a better and more reliable machine. That comment was very Toyota Camry-like.
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    Just a warning of what happened to me when swapping guts: My screwdriver slipped and starched the ring noticeably. No fixing that. Also, the orange pointer arrow coating is super easy to damage. I ruined my original and thankfully someone sent me an extra one. But I am glad I did the mod. 10/10 would do it again.
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    back in my supercoupe days it was common practice to slip a ps60 sender in there and remove the in line resistor to make the stock oil pressure gauge read actual oil pressure on the stock gauge cluster in them cars

    no chance of doing that with the marauder?

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    Bump to see if someone has a copy of Wes' write-up that they can upload. Thanks!

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    Quote Originally Posted by boom boom View Post
    Bump to see if someone has a copy of Wes' write-up that they can upload. Thanks!
    This might help, having to use wayback machine for this one as it's not on any active site anymore.

    I don't have Wes' even older copy, sorry

    https://web.archive.org/web/20141017...Pressure-Gauge

    https://offroadkarter.smugmug.com/Me...Gauge-Install/


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    OLD THREAD ALERT!
    Quote Originally Posted by BAD MERC View Post
    Well last year I jumped on an AutoMeter oil gauge to replace the fake Marauder one. The thread here is extremely well written and after going through the steps it seemed quite straightforward. The car has been stored and covered 4 months so it seems like a good time to do the swap before starting her up. The sending unit was a simple swap and one-wire hookup. The gauge was a drop in replacement for the OE one but the look is similar until the lights come on and then the difference is annoying. The tutorial indicated the gauge face was removable and after some gentle coaxing around the perimeter of the aluminum bezel I was able to gently remove it and the face to swap them into the real gauge. It looks bone stock and performs like a gauge should. Even after 12 years of ownership I am still discovering little changes to improve my Marauder. Thanks to Wes for this fantastic writeup!

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    Quote Originally Posted by offroadkarter View Post
    This might help, having to use wayback machine for this one as it's not on any active site anymore.

    I don't have Wes' even older copy, sorry

    https://web.archive.org/web/20141017...Pressure-Gauge

    https://offroadkarter.smugmug.com/Me...Gauge-Install/
    Thanks to you guys and time on my hands, I finally got around to installing a real oil pressure gauge.
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